DEHRADUN: Shut on the heels of a proposal to limit the entry of non-Hindus at 105 ghats within the Kumbh space at Haridwar, Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC), which administers the Char Dham shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath and 47 different temples, is contemplating an identical transfer on the shrines beneath it. The proposal is predicted to be positioned earlier than BKTC board quickly, and has the help of most stakeholders, as per sources.BKTC chairman Hemant Dwivedi informed TOI the proposed restriction was rooted in “long-standing custom”. “This has been adopted because the time of Adi Shankaracharya. We see nothing unsuitable in preserving non secular traditions,” he stated, including that the “entry for non-Hindus has traditionally been restricted on the shrines”.Citing Article 26 of the Structure, which grants non secular denominations the precise to handle their very own affairs, Dwivedi stated the committee was properly inside its rights to take such a call. Dwivedi additionally sought to make clear that the time period “non-Hindus” shouldn’t be misinterpreted. “Those that respect our religion are welcome. The dhams are facilities of religion, not tourism.” In the meantime, Uttarakhand govt is weighing a ban on the entry of non-Hindus at 105 ghats throughout Haridwar and contemplating declaring Haridwar and Rishikesh as ‘sanatan pavitra shehar’ (holy cities). Sources stated the method might start with the Haridwar Ardh Kumbh, scheduled from Jan 14, and should draw upon provisions of a 1916 settlement involving Ganga Sabha founder Madan Mohan Malviya.